Perth, WA and Greer, SC -September 8th, 2010- Alexium International Group Limited (Alexium) (ASX: AJX) (AX: AJX) is pleased to announce that the Patents Registry for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China has approved its application and issued Patent No. 07110131.2 for the company’s “method of attachment of silicon-containing compounds to a surface”.

“This announcement follows our successful UK patent grant earlier this year commented Steve Ribich, CEO of Alexium. “Asia’s continued economic growth, its increasing dominance in manufacturing and its appetite for cleaner, sustainable, advanced technologies presents excellent opportunities for Alexium. Building a strong, comprehensive intellectual property portfolio around our award winning technology is a critical component of our business strategy and the grant of this patent is an important step forward.”